The pet snake and a summer of homework

Judge Bex

In this episode of Judge Bex, two children bring their household grievances to a mock courtroom. Harris seeks permission to get a pet corn s

Key takeaways

• Harris wants a corn snake named Theo but faces opposition due to his mother's fear of snakes and dead mice.
• Judge Bex advises Harris to demonstrate responsibility by caring for smaller creatures like stick insects or guinea pigs first.

Main topics

• Pet snake dispute
• Summer homework controversy

Notable quotes

Summer holidays aren't for homework.

Conclusion

A lighthearted and entertaining exploration of childhood disputes and

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:00) Let your little one's imagination run wild with Build-A-Bear at McDonald's. Because whilst you might just see a sparkly kitty, your little one sees an underwater town detective who solves ghost mysteries and drives a giggle-powered pirate ship. Some fun, some food, it's all inside this Happy Meal. Until the 2nd of November from 11am. Includes one pre-selected book or toy while stocks last. Subject to availability. Speaker 2 (0:21) This is Judge Beck's. The cases and people are all real. Judge Beck's judgments are final. Speaker 3 (0:28) That does sound better than something that, yeah, is more big and scary. You told me they're not that big. Is that right? Speaker 7 (0:34) Yeah, but they can go to two metres. Speaker 3 (0:36) OK, you didn't tell me that. Speaker 7 (0:38) I was looking at Frankie's homework and I just wanted to check whether you could answer one of the questions that I saw. Jack has seven eighths of a chocolate bar. He eats. Four eighths of the chocolate bar. So what fraction is left? Speaker 5 (0:54) One eighth. No. Two. Do you think it's two? I really don't have a clue. Speaker 2 (1:02) Get ready to enter the court of Judge Bex. Speaker 4 (1:11) Hello, good morning, good evening, good afternoon, whatever it is for you right now. Speaker 6 (1:15) Good, covering all bases, we like that. This is Judge Speaker 4 (1:17) Bex, I'm Connor. And Speaker 6 (1:19) I'm Lauren. Speaker 4 (1:19) Welcome along to today's episode. Before we get into some fantastic cases, Lauren, how do people get in touch with us to let us know about their problems? Speaker 6 (1:29) There's so many ways. The main one is funkidslive.com. That's our website. We want to know if you've got an annoying sibling. We want to know if you've got an annoying parent. We want to know if you've got an annoying grandparent. We want to know if you've got an annoying imaginary friend. Or an annoying co-presenter. Okay, well, you shouldn't talk that way about Judge Bex because she is actually of authority. I Speaker 4 (1:49) was talking about you. What have we got today, Lauren? Speaker 6 (1:52) Oh, we've got two cases for you today. Do you want me to read them or... No, no, yeah, go ahead. In Speaker 4 (1:56) my Speaker 6 (1:56) annoying little voice? Yeah, Speaker 4 (1:58) in your annoying way, read them. Speaker 6 (2:00) Okay, well, case number two. Just so you know, you can't see it, but I am turned to the other... My back is to Connor. Case number two is Frankie and Mum. Now, Frankie is taking Mum to court after she's given him far too much homework to get through over the summer holidays. No fun. That's not what summer holidays are for. Speaker 4 (2:17) No, I know, we agree on that. Speaker 6 (2:19) And the next one is Harris versus Mum. The mums are in trouble. Harris is taking Mum to court after she refused to let him have a pet snake. Speaker 4 (2:27) Good idea, by the way. Hate snakes. Let's take a listen. A Speaker 7 (2:32) little tap of the gavel there. Welcome to the court of Judge Beck's. Another day, another ruling to be had. We've got a brand new person in the Judge Beck's courtroom who's got a brand new conundrum for me. So welcome to the stand, Harris. Hello, Harris. Speaker 8 (2:44) Hi. Speaker 7 (2:45) Hi. And tell me, who have you brought here today and why? Speaker 8 (2:49) My mum, because she won't let me get a pet snake. She Speaker 7 (2:53) won't let you get a pet snake. OK, so we need to delve deep here. Why do you want a pet snake? Speaker 8 (3:00) It's because I just really want a pet and snakes are my favourite animal. Speaker 7 (3:05) Okay, and have you ever had a snake before? Do you know how to look after them? Speaker 8 (3:10) I don't, but I sort of know how to look after them. Speaker 7 (3:15) Define sort of. Have you been doing some research? Speaker 8 (3:18) Well, I went to this place for cubs and we learned a bit about them. Speaker 7 (3:24) Okay. Did you have any thought about what you would call a pet snake? Speaker 8 (3:28) Theo. Speaker 7 (3:30) Theo, that was a very quick answer, Harris. Okay. And why a snake in particular? Why not any other kind of animal? Speaker 8 (3:37) I just really like snakes and I don't really know. I just really like snakes. Speaker 7 (3:44) Okay. Excellent stuff. And what has your mum said about this? Speaker 8 (3:48) She just basically said I can't have one until I'm older and I think that's probably a no. Speaker 7 (3:54) Did she define how old you would have to be, Speaker 8 (3:57) Harris? In secondary school, but then there's probably a no from her. Speaker 7 (4:03) OK, interesting. I love that you can read your mum's riddles. You've figured that out, Harris. OK, well, let's go over to the defendant in the courtroom. Hello. We're Speaker 3 (4:12) going Speaker 7 (4:12) to bring in mum. How are you doing, mum? Speaker 3 (4:13) I'm OK, thanks. Speaker 7 (4:15) Now, tell me your side of the story here. Speaker 3 (4:18) I think Harris has said he really likes snakes. I would say that I don't really like snakes. Speaker 3 (4:26) He keeps telling me that they're not slimy, but I've said that's not the only thing. That's not the only reason that I think I wouldn't really like to pick it up. I would. But you would, yeah. And so I've said that he needs to be able to look after it himself. So I haven't said, like you said, I haven't said no completely, but I have said, I think. Speaker 8 (4:47) I think Speaker 3 (4:50) I would like it to be that he. It's just his thing and I don't have to touch a snake at all. Okay, Speaker 7 (4:56) you just have to go buy Speaker 8 (4:56) the stuff, drive the car. Speaker 7 (4:58) Interesting. So, mum, do you have any pets in the house? Have you ever had pets? Speaker 8 (5:02) Well, we used to have stick insects, but they died. Speaker 7 (5:07) Yeah, they'll do that. That's a shame. No other little creatures in the house? No guinea pigs, no dogs, no rabbits? Speaker 3 (5:13) We're not really, yeah, me and your dad are not really animal people, are we? And I